• May 20, 2003

NBC and DreamWorks Television have cast John Goodman ("Roseanne"), Orlando Jones ("Magnolia"), Emmy winner Carl Reiner ("The Dick Van Dyke Show") and Cheryl Hines ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") as some of the starring character voices for the first computer-generated-imaging (CGI) primetime series for a major broadcast network in "Father of the Pride." The new family comedy series centers on a pride of white lions that perform in the world-famous Las Vegas act of Siegfried & Roy that will debut in the Fall of 2004.

Goodman, Jones, Reiner and Hines will lend their talents to the half-hour series that will incorporate much of the cheeky, edgy and ironic humor that proved so popular in the DreamWorks smash hit "Shrek."

Goodman will play Larry, a hard-working white lion in the revue while Hines will portray his wife Kate, a white lioness. Reiner will be Sarmoti, another white lion who is Kate's father - and Larry's father-in-law - who clashes with Larry on every subject imaginable. Jones' character is Snack, a mischievous gopher and Larry's best friend.

Goodman previously starred as Dan Conner on the comedy series "Roseanne" and "Normal, Ohio."

"Father of the Pride" will be a production of DreamWorks Television. NBC Enterprises has domestic syndication rights to the show.